CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION CME BY DR' P VYTHILINGAM HONORARY DEPUTY SECRETARY MALAYSIAN MEDICAL AS

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CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME)BYDR. P
VYTHILINGAMHONORARY DEPUTY SECRETARYMALAYSIAN
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION10TH MASEAN
CONFERENCEPHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA15TH - 18TH
NOVEMBER 2001
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CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
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MMA-CME SECRETARIAT
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REGISTRATION OF A PROVIDER
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CHECKING ON STATUS
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BRANCH LEVEL CME ACTIVITIES
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RECORDING OF CME ATTENDANCE OVERSEAS
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PARTICIPANTS DETAILS ON ATTENDANCE SHEETS
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CRITERIA FOR

• A. CLINICAL MEETINGS-UNDER CATEGORY 2A OF THE
  MMC- CME GRADING SYSTEM
• B. CLINICAL CASE RESENTATIONS DURING GRAND WARD
  ROUNDS, ALSO UNDER CATEGORY 2A
• C. JOURNAL CLUB
• D. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQs)

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ISSUANCE OF THE MMC-CME GRADING SYSTEM CERTIFICATE
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Category CME Activity Description Credit
Points Attainable Additional Criteria
Required 1A Medical Congress 20 points per
Congress A Congress should
(Local/International) a) be conducted
not less than 3 full days, a full day
being 5-8 hours b) involve
speakers of international
standing c) contain plenary
lectures/symposia d) allow presentation of
free communication/poster, etc.
1B Scientific meetings of Chapters
Between 1, 2 or 3 days, of Academy/Universities
/Colleges/ points are awarded Association/Publi
c Private according to hours Medical
Institutions a) less than 2 hours 1
point b) 2-4 hours (1/2 days) 2 points c)
5-8 hours (full day) 3 points d) 4 or more
full days 10 points
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Category CME Activity Description Credit
Points Attainable Additional Criteria
Required 1C Workshop/Courses A full day is
5-8 hours a) Full day 3 points b) More
than full day but less than two full
days 5 points c) 3 or more full days
10 points
For all activities in these categories,
attendance lists or certificates of attendance
for overseas meetings are to be submitted.
2A Ward Rounds/Lectures/ 1 point per hour For
ward rounds, credit Clinic Attendance points
are awarded to participants, e.g. private
practitioners, verified by the CME
Chairman of that institution
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Category CME Activity Description Credit
Points Attainable Additional Criteria
Required 3A Publication of Original An
Indexed Journal is one Articles in Medical
Journal/ which has international Chapters
in book standing and is listed in the a)
Indexed Journal Index Medicus or similar
(i) Principal Author 10 points indexing
system (ii) Others 7 points b)
Non-Indexed Journal (i) Principal Author 5
points (ii) Others 3 points c)
Chapter in Book - each chapter (up to a 5
points maximum of 10 points)
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Category CME Activity Description Credit
Points Attainable Additional Criteria
Required 3B Presentation at accredited a)
These credit points are in meeting
addition to full delegate a) Free paper/short
paper/ 3 points attendance at Medical
poster Congresses (1A), Scientific
b) Plenary lecture/long paper 5 points
Meetings (1B), or Workshop c) Visiting Lecture
3 points (1C). Otherwise, only credit
points for presentations are
attainable. b) Attendees/audience should
be medical practitioners.
4 Self-Study/Group Study/ Documented evidence
(with Distance Learning verification) needs
to be a) Reading Scientific Papers from 1
point produced. indexed journals b)
Audio-visual 1 point c) Organised group
discussion under accredited co-ordinator 1
point
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ISSUANCE OF VERIFICATION STATEMENT FOR THE
MMC-CME GRADING SYSTEM
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11.1.1995 - 31.8.1995 - 1ST SESSION01.9.1995 -
31.8.1996 - 2ND SESSION01.9.1996 - 31.8.1997 -
3RD SESSION01.9.1997 - 31.8.1998 - 4TH
SESSION01.9.1998 - 31.8.1999 - 5TH SESSION
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NEW HORIZONS
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PILOT PROJECT - CME ONLINE
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Category CME Activity Description Credit
Points Attainable Additional Criteria
Required 5 CME Online 1 point a)
Participants will be allowed 2 weeks
to read CME articles and
answer associated questions b)
Each participant will only have one
attempt at answering allotted
questions per article. c) Participants
must obtain a minimum of 65, to be
awarded 1 credit point.
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